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commentr/StutterJun 2, 2025
4 points

It gets better if you let it get better. I’m 35, I just graduated law school, I have friends who love me, family who adore me, mentors who see me. I stutter regularly enough and frequently enough that...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & WorkCauses & Variability
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commentr/StutterJun 2, 2025
4 points

You have been through a big change in your life, I think that's normal. Take your time to get acclimated to your new environment, do some sports, go on walks, sign up for activities, make new friends....

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Hope & MotivationFriendships & BelongingLoneliness & Isolation
commentr/StutterJun 2, 2025
9 points

I really understand your situation since I’m in a similar one. It’s almost been a year since I graduated from university and I’m struggling to find a job because of my stutter. It’s just so hard for u...

School & WorkEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterJun 2, 2025
20 points

I was around your age when I learned there are different ways to think about your stutter. I had a very severe stutter well into my 20s (and still do at times). Think multiple 15+ second blocks per ...

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commentr/StutterJun 2, 2025
1 points

I understand how you feel I have those annoying speech blocks too. Stay strong I’ll be praying for us! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼...

Speech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterJun 2, 2025
1 points

So first you state that there's no statistically significant evidence. I provided you with evidence, now you're extending the goal post. Are you aware of the studies I'm even talking about? I can prov...

Community & SupportCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Research & ResourcesNeurological & BrainHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterJun 1, 2025
9 points

Sounds like you’re going through it friend. I think a lot of us feel this way at some point or another. I won’t try to sugar coat or silver line anything: sometimes this life is just HARD. Keep talkin...

Community & SupportEmotional Experience
Validation & EmpathyHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterJun 1, 2025
1 points

I promise you dieing is not the way to make things get better. I know you mean something to many people even if you don't see it. As far as the stuttering I know it's challenging. Every day I feel l...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Hope & MotivationSchool & Academic Life
postr/StutterJun 1, 2025
4 points

Technique not drugs!

Technique not drugs! Do you know, it really frustrates me to hear people talking on hear about taking drugs to help with their stammer. I'm not a puritan, I enjoy a beer like lots of people, but it ma...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Fluency TechniquesMindfulness & BreathingHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterMay 31, 2025
8 points

You are not alone my friend. The fact that you came here and are part of the community shows that you understand your needs and you're doing what needs to be done to better your situation. You said yo...

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commentr/StutterMay 31, 2025
2 points

Just know that you can get past stuttering. Stuttering ebbs and flows. Your fluency has good days and bad ones. People do get fluent. i.e. there's hope of improvement....

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commentr/StutterMay 31, 2025
3 points

I really feel what you’re describing. I used to feel physically sick before presentations. I’d stay up late practicing again and again, just to make sure I didn’t stutter even one word. But the next m...

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commentr/StutterMay 31, 2025
1 points

I know this response is a bit late but i am also in the same boat. I finished university a few months ago and I do not yet have a job, I also have a stutter that ranges from mild to severe depending o...

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commentr/StutterMay 31, 2025
5 points

About 9 years ago, I got a job that required doing presentations and hosting in-person/virtual meetings. I’ll be honest, it was pretty rough at first. I would be physically ill in the days leading up ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
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commentr/StutterMay 31, 2025
2 points

Stutterers usually hate themselves, they hate their stutter, they hate their own skin. They don't forgive themselves for stuttering. The first thing when a stutterer realizes that they stutter is to f...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride+1 more
commentr/StutterMay 31, 2025
1 points

You really need to go out there and talk, join clubs, volunteer, meet people, push through your fears. That's the only way....

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postr/StutterMay 31, 2025
1 points

I almost gave up because of my stutter… but now I’m proud of my voice.

I almost gave up because of my stutter… but now I’m proud of my voice. I never imagined that something as simple as saying my name could feel like climbing a mountain. Years ago, I confessed my feeli...

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commentr/StutterMay 31, 2025
1 points

I feel like we're in kinda similar positions I'm 21M and have had a stutter all my life. Also going to med school next year and i gotta say life is fucking hard af. I'm not super rich but we're well o...

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commentr/StutterMay 30, 2025
5 points

**TL;DR short summary**: Your brain wants to assume the worst, imagine the worst. During a sale for clients, sometimes it feels nearly impossible and it's like I'm skipping past it. **Intervention**: ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
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commentr/StutterMay 30, 2025
5 points

i felt every word in this post like i was the one typing it. 32M here, been battling with stuttering for 26 years now. i’ve also reached that “fake fluency” stage, but honestly? it just makes you soun...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
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